An unidentified person was asked to turn over a firearm at a political fundraiser with Pennsylvania state officials after the person openly carried the weapon to a Lower Nazareth Township hotel, officials said this week.

Saylor said a person attending the fundraiser was openly carrying a gun.

Hotel officials requested the person turn over the weapon while on the premises, and the person complied, Saylor said. Cawley's office does not have a policy against people legally carrying weapons in the presence of the lieutenant governor, and at no point was there any altercation between the person and officials, Saylor said.

"I believe the lieutenant governor shook hands with the person as he was making his rounds," Saylor said.

State police confirmed the account and said there is no state law or policy in place barring people from approaching elected officials while armed. However, people must obey the policies of the venue and adhere to the requests of private property owners, said Trooper Adam Reed, a state police spokesman.

Calls seeking comment from hotel management and Hahn were not returned immediately.